Attachment to seeding machines



' Feb. 18, 1930. L. NAGY ATTACHMENT To SEEDING MACHINES Filed May 25, 192

3 Sheets-Shee l Feb. 18, 1930. L. NAGY ATTACHMENT TO SEEDING MACHINES Filed May 23. 192' I5 Sheets-Sheet Feb. 18, 1930. NAGY ATTACHMENT T0 SEEDING MACHINES Filed May 23. 192' 3 Sheets-Sheet Patented Feb. 18, 1930 UNETEE;

s'r xr' ATTACHMENT To SEEDING 'MACHINES' 7 Application filed May 23, 1927.

The invention relates to improvements in attachments to seeding machines and an ob ject of the invention is to provide an attachment to a seeding machine which will effectively cut weeds, roots and similar ground obstructions and will form a furrow in the ground for the seed and is arranged such that it will not drag weedsor other loose surface material or become clogged by the same.

A further object of the invention is to construct the device so that it can be readily set to form the furrow at predetermined depths and such that the depth of the furrow formed can be readily controlled by the operator. V

A further obj ect'is to construct the machine having the furrow forming shoe thereof arranged so that it can readily rise to pass a ground obstruction such as a stone and associated with the shoe a disc positioned in ad vance thereof, the disc being freely rotatable and having the bearings thereof dust proof and effectively oiled. I

A further object is to associate with the disc, scrapers for cleaning the same.

A still further object is to construct the attachment so that a number of them will at all times sow the seed in evenly spaced furrows and further to associate with the shoe, pivoted shares which will effectively close the furrow after the seed has been sown -With the above moreimportant and other minor objects in View which will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists essentially in the arrange ment and construction of parts hereinafter more partitcularly described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side view of the attachment.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view at 3-3 Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross sectional view at 4-4: Figure 1.3

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed vertical sectional View at 5-5 Figure 3.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detailed horizontal sectional view at 6-6 Figure 3.

Serial No. 193,570.

10 is a perspective View of one of the of a modified parts v in the j use in connection withthe customary seed ing machine frame and seed box and as such parts form 110 part of the present invention, they are not herein shown. in detail. F urther I have simply herein shown and described one attachment but it is to be understood that a plurality of such devices will be used on a machine arranged side by side and all connected pivotally forwardlyto the machine frame and all receiving the grain fed from the seed box. I

The forward bar of the machine frame is indicated at 1 Figure 3 and a flexible feed tube for the grain coming from the'fced box is indicated at 2. The bar 1 is provided with suitably spaced lugs 3 and to pairs of lugs I pivotally connect by bolts 4, the forward ends of a pair of draw bars 5 and 6, the draw bars having their forward ends diverging forwardly and their rear ends spaced a predetermined distance apart and parallel. Textends between and is secured to the forward ends of the draw bars.

A head block 8 is provided and has the ends thereof slotted as indicated at 9 to receive the draw bars which extend to the rear thereof and the head is provided with a pair of spaced lugs 10 and 11 against which I butt the forward ends of a pair of similar, right and left, side bars 12 and 13, the side-bars being fastened to the lugs by bolts 14 and being lengthwise channelled in their outer faces going ends of the draw to receive the rear bars. The bolts pass also through the draw bars and -efl'ectivelyfasten the'draw bars to I JAL brace theside bars. Ina central location between the side bars, I mount rotatably a rotary cutt1ng'disc 15-,the details of which and parts associated therewithare' later described. Therear ends of the side bars are connected by a bailbar 16 which has the ends thereof p ivotally'fastened by bolts 17 to theside bars. .Theshoe 18 which follows the disc is of the shape best shown in Figure 1 and is substantially V or Wedge shaped in vertical cross section and has the lower or ground edge 7 thereof 19 curving. gradually upwardly from mounted the rear to the front. The rear'end of the shoe terminates in a pair of wings 20 between which is located the feed channel" 21 for the grain-fed to the shoe from thetubular boot 22. The lower endof the boot'ieprovided-at the under side with a web23 which is received withina top channel in the shoe and bolts 24' ends of the swinging arms are permanently fast'ened to theforward side of the boot by bolts 28. The seed passage 29 through the boot communicates with the passage located I between the wings of the shoe as best shown in Figure 3. To the forward endof the shoe I" attach pivotally by a ,pin 3O, the

forked lower end of an upwardly extending bolt 31 and the bolt has the upper-end thereof screw threaded and passing slidably through the bailbar and provided there above with an adjusting nut 3 2. A coiled spring 33 is on the bolt between the shoe and the bail bar.v j

According to' this latter arrangement, the

shoe is continuously pressedtowards the soil by the action of; the spring butshould it strikea ground obstruction such as a stone,

the shoe can swing upwardly turning on 7 feed tube 2 enters said tube 3 1j'so that the rain fed from the grain box as previously and the edge thereof sharpened. 'Inthe opening of the plate I locate a collar 37 which the bolts 27 to permit it to pass overthe obstruction without harming the lower edge 19; thereof. The down pressureon the shoe can be: adjusted 'as experience dictates by tightening or loosening the nut 32 which willincrease or decrease the" tension in the spring. frictionally a short tube 34: and the. flex ble .mentioned is delivered to be ground atthe rear end of theshoe.

I have herein shown from a central circular plate 35 having a com aratively large central opening 36 therein extends beyond the sides of the plate. I provide also'two similar right and left dished plates 38 and 39-which have a diametersome- The upper end of the boot receives the disc as specially made and mounted. The disc is constructed 7 7 plate 51, the attaching plate being fastened to the side bar by a -bolt 52. The latter bolt is ailso utilized to hold the lower end of a flat upwardly extending spring '53, the

what less than the diameter of the central plate-and are placed against the opposite sides of the central plate and butt the ends .of the collar to'which they are fastened by bolts 40,-it being observed that the dished plates have an open centre registering with the open centre of the collar. 1 g This arrangement provides a particularly light yet strong disc and permits of the ready substitution of a new centralplate when the same becomes-Worn out'through continued use. Whilst I have described the disc structure, however, in detail, it will be readily understood I do not wish to be limited to a disc made in this particular way as various other d1sc structures could beemployed without departing from the spiritof; the

invention. I

. To each sidelof the disc I secure a sleeve 41 of predetermined length and diameter,

' one end of the sleeve entering the central opening in the dished plates and the other end of the sleeve entering rotatably a bear-j ing 42 formed in'the adjacentside bar. The

sleeve is provided adjoining the inner face of the side bar with an extending tapering flange and'at the sidenext the disc with a flange which butts the disc and is actually" fastened to the disc by the. boltslO previously described. The sleeves are rotatably,

mounted on atubular shaft 43 whichhas 'the'ends butting the side bars and through the shaft I pass a bolt 44 carried by the side bars and havingone end provided with it head and the other end supplied with a nut.

Upon the nut being tightened up, the tubular shaft 1 is effectively j amined between the side bars and 1s accordingly held stationarywhilst the sleeves of the disc are free to rotate there around. U V V By observing Figure 4-, it will be seen that there is a comparatively large central cavityformed within the collar and between the ends of the sleeves and this cavity-is utilized as an oil well entered through an oil duct"4r.5, theouter end of theduct being.

fitted with a conventional type of oil-plug 46. Theoil will efiectively lubricate-all parts as it isfreeto pass between the shaft and the sleeves to the bearings as will be readily apparent. To the inner faces of the side bars, I secure dust guards 47 which overlie the tapering flanges of the sleeves and are shaped complementary to the sleeves.

At the opposite sides of the disc I locate similar scrapers 48," each scraper embodying an angularly disposed scraping blade 49 piv otally connected by a bolt 50 to an attaching upper end of which is slidably held to the r attached to the r In order to gauge the depth of the furrow, I have provided the device with a foot 54 which embodies a pair of rearwardly' extending spaced skids 55 which'span both the disc and the shoe and have their forward ends bolted to a front plate 56 which is fitted with two upstanding lugs 57 and 58 which pass to the inner sides of the draw bars in advance'of the head 8 and are pivotally attached to the draw bars by bolts 59. The rear sides of the lugs are tapered and are engaged by a vertically disposed adjusting plate 60, the plate being provided with a vertical slot 61 and with rear webs 62 which are received slidably in vertical grooves 63 cut in the forward face of the head. The head carries a centrally located bolt 64 which passes through the plate and obviously this arrangement permits me to adjust the vertical position of the plate and accordingly limit the upward swinging movement of the foot, such being due to the lower edge of the plate being in contact with the lugs.

The head carries also a pair of vertically disposed adjusting bolts 65 which have their lower ends passing through the front plate of the foot and provided there under with heads and their upper ends fitted with nuts for adjusting purposes. Obviously these latter bolts limit the down swinging movement of the foot and accordingly by manipulating the adjusting plate and the latter bolts, I

' can swing the foot to a selected position and lock it against movement in such position.

The skids of the foot are curved so that they ride freely over the ground and will not gat 1er weeds and so forth, and they are also made so that there is an equal depth of the shoe and the disc exposed there below with the result that the disc cuts the ground to the same depth as that entered by the shoe. By adjusting the foot which actually rides the ground and supports the attachment thereon, I can positively determine the depth of the furrow made and accordingly the depth at which the seed is sown in the soil.

I might here point out that the disc is held in a vertical position at right angles to the direction of travel of the attachment so that it cuts the ground freely and causes no side draft so that the bearings thereof are not subjected to undue wear or strain, nor is the cutting blade of the disc unevenly worn as it can rotate freely at all times.-

The seed sown by the shoe is covered by working the soil back into the furrow and this can be done in a variety of ways such as by drag chains as now employed on existing machines or by shares as herein shown. These shares are in the form of angularly disposed gathering plates 66 converging rearwardly behind the shoe and positioned in staggered relation, each plate being independently pivotally attached to the boot by an arm 67 having its rear end permanently secured to the plate and its front end pivotala ly attached to the boot by a pivot bolt 68. I have found that this arrangement of shares effectively handles the earth to fill the furrow In the principal views of the drawing, a

forwardly disposed pressure rod 69 is shown, this rod having the lower end thereof pivotally connected by a pivot bolt 70 to a pair of lugs 71 carried centrally by the head 8. In the modified form and as shown inFigure 12, the pressure rod 72 has the lower end thereof forked and the forked extremities are attached by bolts (not shown) to the side bars, the bolt holes being indicated in the side bars at 73. The pressure springs and other parts customarily associated with the rods are not herein shown as it is believed anyone familiar with the conventional arrangement will fully understand their action and arrangement.

The attachment herein shown will be designed so that it can be attached to the conventional type of seeding machine without requiring to alter the existing frame structure thereof 'or the grain tubes leading from the seed box.

In Figure 11 I have shown an alternative form of foot and which is associated with the disc alone. The said foot is provided with shorter skids than those of the foot previously described and has the forward ends of the skids permanently connected to a plate- 74, the plate 74 taking the place of the plate and being adjustably attached to the head by the bolt 64 which is retained. In this way, the shorter shoe can be adjusted vertically to control the depth of cut of the disc and accordingly the depth at which the seeds will be sown in the furrow made by the disc.

I am aware that seeding machines are made with discs which form the furrow but these discs are set at an angle to the direction of travel of the machine and accordingly cause considerable sidedraft and the side thrust brought on the discs is in time damaging to the disc bearings so that in practice through loosening or wear in the bearings,

the discs cease to rotate with the result that. they only last a comparatively short period.

In my case, however, the discs are retained in a vertical position at right angles to the direction of draft so that they are .not sus ce ptible'to any side thrusts and accordingly there isnot the wear and tear on the, bear-.

ingfnor on the disc itself. My disc canbe reliedon to rotate at all times so-thatit will it and in this connection I might also mention 7 that the disc operates to pack the soil as well 'as open thesame'to form the furrow. This packing of the soil in this way is very desirable-asthe'sown seed is given a firm seed bed. 7 i

' What-I claim as my invention is I 1.*Inj an attachment to seeding machines, the combination with draw bars, of a pair of rearwardly extending spaced side bars 7 secured to the rear ends of the draw bars, a

soil cutting and furrow forming disc ro-- I tatably mounted between the side bars, a shoe located to the rear of thedisc and pivotally carried byfthe side bars and adapted toenter the furrow formed by" the disc, means for applying adownward pressure on the shoe,

means for feeding the seed into the furrow through the rear end of the shoe, means for closing thefurrow 'rearwardly of the shoe,

said means being carried by the side barsand means carried by the side bars for packing the soil at the sides of the furrow formed by'the disc. r r g In an atachment to seeding machines, the

combination with drawbars, of a pair of rearwardly extending spaced side bars secured t0 the rear ends of the draw bars, a-soil cutting and furrow forming disc rotatably mounted between'the side bars, a shoe pivotally carvMarch, 1927.

comunicates with the feed channel of the shoe, a bail bar carried by the side bars, an adjust ing bolt pivotally secured to the shoejand 7 extending upwardly through the bail bar and provided with an adjusting nut, a pressure spring mounted on the bolt-between the shoe and the bail bar, means'secured to the rear ends of the side bars and operating'on the ground to close the furrow rearwardly of the 7 shoe and a foot adj ustably secured to the side bar in advance of theldisc and presenting rearwardly extending, ground engaging skids passing to the sides of the disc. V

Signed at Vinnipeg this 16th day of .4 LOUIS NAGY." f

ried by the side bars to the rear of the disc and operating in the furrow, an adjustable spring actuatedmeans for pressing theshoe ground-ward, a tubular boot secured to the shoe'and through which the seed is fed into the furrow to the rear of the shoe, means for 2 closing the furrowto the rear of the shoe to cover the deposited seeds and means'carr ed by the side bars and riding the ground to pack the soil at the sides of'the furrow.

3; In an atachment to seeding, machines,

7 the combination with drawbars, of a pair of rearwardly extending spaced side bars securedto the'rear ends of the draw bars, a soil cutting and furrow forming'disc rotatably mounted between the'side bars, a shoe V pivotallyattached to the side bars and located to therear of the disc and operating in the furrow, said shoe having the underside thereof inclining forwardly and upwardly and the rear end thereof'provided with a vertically extending feed channel, a boot permanently secured to the shoe and haying a seed feed 7 passage therethrough,-the lower end of which 

